How To Pronounce Emigrant
emigrant
How To Say Emigrant Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, emigrant is pronounced /ˈem.ə.ɡrənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈẽm.ə.ɡrə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈem.ə.ɡrənt/.
Emigrant has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Emigrant has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Transcription Tips For Emigrant
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Emigrant /ˈem.ə.ɡrənt/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Emigrant /ˈem.ə.ɡrənt/
Questions About Emigrant
How do you say emigrant phonetically?
Emigrant sounds like EM-uh-gruhnt in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce emigrant in British English?
In British English, emigrant is pronounced /ˈem.ə.ɡrənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈẽm.ə.ɡrə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce emigrant in American English?
In American English, emigrant is pronounced /ˈem.ə.ɡrənt/.
How many syllables are in emigrant?
Emigrant has three syllables, /em/ + /ə/ + /ɡrənt/.
Where is the stress in emigrant?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /em/.
Do British and American English pronounce emigrant the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈem.ə.ɡrənt/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Emigrant
Emigrant has three syllables. See how emigrant divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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